escarpment

Significat (Anglès)

A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.

Conceptes

rost

declivi

escarpament

talús

Sinònims

scarp

cliff

escarp

slope

precipice

mountain slope

protective embankment

bluff

bank

🏦

abrupt slope

batter

drop

embankment

steep

steep gradient

steep slope

cuesta

Traduccions

escarpement

scarpata

escarpa

escarpe

escarpa

acantilado

Böschung

escarpadura

steil aufragender Fels

απότομη κλιτύς

κρημνός

berge

🏦

steil aufragende Küste

Abhang

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from French escarpement. By surface analysis, escarp + -ment.